ESTIMATES 77 



The dried copra is assumed to yield 



Coconut Oil 60-0 per cent. 



Oil Cake 33'6 



Loss, moisture, etc 6*4 



For nuts of other size and composition the 

 estimates will need modification. 



Cost per ton of 

 Total cost. oil produced. 

 S. d. S. d. 



Transport of nuts to factory at 8d. 



per ton 3 16 8 ... 10 2| 



Splitting nuts (two machines) ... 6 ... 9 



Charging drier. 32 tons (green copra) -010 8 ... 1 5 

 Discharging drier. 12*5 tons (dry 



copra) 4 2 ... 7 



Fuel for drier (reduced if husks are 



consumed) 3 3 9 ... 8 6 



Sundries, renewals, etc , 3 ... 5 



843 1 1 11 



Oil extraction 



Magnetting, crushing, disintegrat- 

 ing ; 1st pressing, breaking down 

 cakes, moulding; 2nd pressing, 

 paring, etc., labour 1 8 ... 3 9 



Power 3 ... S 



Sundries, press cloth, lubricating 

 oil, etc 11 3 ... 1 6 



13 36 1 15 2 



i.e 50 000 nuts would yield I yalue Qn Lond(m market 

 oil cake j 30 to 350 ' 



The value of oil on the London market is at 

 present lower than in most tropical markets, but 

 as more oil is produced in the tropics this con- 

 dition may change. 



